PR 26-0259 — Peace DC Omnibus Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

2ENROLLED ________________________ORIGINAL Councilmember Brooke Pinto 5 7 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 926-158 ______________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________July 1, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend theTitle Act6-A toof Regulate Public Conduct on Public Passenger Vehicles to provide that the adjudicationDistrict of fareColumbia evasionMunicipal citationsRegulations shall be pursuant to themake Departmentconforming ofchanges; Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985;

to amend the Omnibus Police Reform Amendment Act of 2000 to allow applicants for sworn officers of the Metropolitan Police Department to count certain credit hours for completion of the initial training program towards the requirement that certain applicants complete 60-hours60- hours of post-secondary education at an accredited college or university;

to amend Title 23 of the DistrictPolicemen ofand ColumbiaFiremen's OfficialRetirement Code to clarify the authority of Metropolitan Police Department warrantless arrest requirements, and toDisability createAct an exception to theclarify rebuttablecertain presumptionbenefits for pretrialFire detention for robbery where the victim does not sustain a physical injury and burglaryEmergency inMedical theServices’ secondsurvivors; degree;

to amend section 23-581 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the authority of Metropolitan Police Department warrantless arrest requirements;

to amend the Act to Regulate Public Conduct on Public Passenger Vehicles to provide that the adjudication of fare evasion citations shall be pursuant to the Department of Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985;

and to amend the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 to repealamend the sunset date of certain provisions regarding pretrial detention.

(a) Emergency legislation is necessary to implement several provisions of the Peace DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2025.2025, passed on 2nd reading on July 1, 2025 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-187) (“Peace DC Omnibus”).

The Peace DC Omnibus Amendment Act advances several key components of Councilmember Pinto’s Peace DC plan by supporting our public safety workforce, reducing recidivism, strengthensstrengthening neighborhood harmony, and preventing violence.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (c) The provisions to create an exception to the rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention for robbery where the victim does not sustain a physical injury and burglary in the second degree and to amend the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 20242024, toeffective repealJune the8, sunset2024 date(D.C. of certain provisions regarding pretrial detention are necessary to avoid a gap in the law.

(d)Law The25-175; provisions to amend the Act to Regulate Public Conduct on Public Passenger Vehicles to provide that the adjudication of fare evasion citations shall be pursuant to the Department of Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 should be implemented immediately to allow for improvements in the adjudication system to begin to be implemented expeditiously.

(e)71 TheDCR provisions2732), to amend the Omnibussunset Policedate Reform Amendment Act of 2000 to allow applicants for sworn officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) to count certain creditprovisions hoursregarding forpretrial completiondetention ofare the initial training program towards the requirement that certain applicants complete 60-hours of post-secondary education at an accredited college or university is necessary to implementavoid immediatelya sogap that MPD may begin in the falllaw. with a partnership with an accredited institution.

(f)(d) The provisions to amend Title 23 of the DistrictAct of Columbia Official Code to clarifyRegulate thePublic authorityConduct ofon MetropolitanPublic PolicePassenger DepartmentVehicles, warrantlesseffective arrestSeptember requirements23, are1975 necessary(D.C. to provide technical corrections in existing law.

Law 1-18;

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Official Code § 32-251 et seq.), to provide that the adjudication of fare evasion citations shall be pursuant to the Department of Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C.

Law 6-42;

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Official Code § 2-1801.01 et seq.), should be implemented immediately to allow for improvements in the adjudication system to begin to be implemented expeditiously.

(e) The provisions to amend the Omnibus Police Reform Amendment Act of 2000, effective October 4, 2000 (D.C.

Law 13-160;

47 DCR 4619), to allow applicants for sworn officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) to count certain credit hours for completion of the initial training program towards the requirement that certain applicants complete 60-hours of post-secondary education at an accredited college or university is necessary to implement immediately so that MPD may begin in the fall with a partnership with an accredited institution.

(f) The provisions to amend section 23-581 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the authority of Metropolitan Police Department warrantless arrest requirements are necessary to provide technical corrections in existing law.

The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances,circumstances making it necessary that the SecurePeace DC Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.